A very belated (i.e., posthumous) “happy birthday” to the greatest street photographer you’ve probably never heard of: Vivian Maier. She’s right up there with Cartier-Bresson and Winogrand, and she was totally unknown during her lifetime. She is unknown no longer, and bound to become very well known as time goes by.
Here’s a tiny sampling of her work, most of which was left behind as unprinted negatives or undeveloped film—caught moments, impromptu portraits, urban abstracts:
[h/t to Todd W.]
Wow, cool photos!
Oh, Marco, why did you have to be a spammer? Bummer. [link removed from “Marco.”]